South Landfill Ridge

Trail Overview

This unmarked trail is part of the trail system in the adobe badlands outside of Montrose, Colorado. This trail is fainter and less ridden than some of the ridge line trails closer to the staging areas. The SW end of the trail dead ends at a power line, making part of the trail an out and back, but part of the trail can be ridden as a loop in connection with the other unnamed trails in the area. There are intersections for trails pretty much at the top and bottom of every adobe hill in this area. Near the SW dead end of the trail, it crosses a wash/ravine with dirt walls and erosion that makes it a drop-off with a lip on it, and is somewhat difficult to cross. It would be easier to go down this wash than up. Much of the trail is made up of ups and downs on the steep adobe hills. The NW end of the trail is also faint as it meets back up with another unnamed road-width trail, and requires some route finding to connect back up. Watch out for hidden ditches that are drop-offs as the trail crosses the flat valley section of the badlands.

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Difficulty

The difficulty comes from the steep adobe hill climbs and narrow trail on the ridge lines, but the trail itself is smooth with no rocks and no obstacles.

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